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Warren Wolf - (Self Titled) (Mack Avenue, 2011)

Source: Music and More by Tim Niland
August 17, 2011

Vibraphonist Warren Wolf has a light and dexterous sound that makes this album an appealing mainstream jazz experience. He in joined on this recording by Christian McBride on bass, Peter Martin on piano, Greg Hutchinson on drums, Tim Green on alto and soprano saxophone, and Jeremy Pelt sits in on trumpet for a few tracks. Opening with “427 Mass. Ave." the music is upbeat with a touch of funk and nice drumming. Pelt adds some punchy trumpet to the festivities, ...

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Woody Witt - Pots and Kettles (2011)

Source: Something Else!
August 17, 2011

If you're a jazz fan in the Houston, Texas, area, you've surely heard of saxophonist Woody Witt. A tireless music educator around town, the manager and artistic director of one of Houston's few jazz clubs, and a recording artist in his own right, Witt has a long list of credentials that could easily make up an entire long article on its own. But for now, we'll focus on his eighth album in just nine years, Pots and Kettles. On this ...

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Sarah Vaughan: Roulette Years

Source: JazzWax by Marc Myers
August 17, 2011

Jazz artsts' recordings in the late 1950s and early '60s were often a direct reflection of their labels' budgets, producers' visions and arrangers' whims. Count Basie, for example, sounded a bit stiff and buttoned up on Verve but unleashed on Roulette. Sonny Stitt sounded thought out and on point on Roost but a bit let's-get-this-over-with on many of his Prestige sessions. In keeping with this line of thinking, I've always loved Sarah Vaughan on Roulette. Working with producers Teddy Reig ...

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Vocalist Dara Tucker Releases "Soul Said Yes"- Examines Common Threads of Soul in Jazz, Gospel and New Originals and Features 7-String Guitarist Charlie Hunter and Drummer Derrek Phillips

Source: Greg Bryant
August 17, 2011

Jazz Vocalist and Songwriter Dara Tucker has released her second CD Soul Said Yes, a collection of music that examines the common thread of soul in Dara's gospel roots, jazz standards and in newer classics reworked in distinct arrangements. “Soul, to me, is an audible expression of the human experience," Tucker said. “As this album reflects a wide range of influences, it represents where we are musically and we are very excited about presenting it to our listeners." In addition ...

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Jazz Guitarist Jeff Richman Announces New CD Release

Source: Josh Vittek
August 17, 2011

Hollywood, CA—Contemporary jazz guitarist Jeff Richman today announced the release date of his upcoming CD, Jeff Richman and Chatterbox: The Line Up for October 18. The Nefer Records release is Richman's 16th solo project and features Mitchel Forman on keyboards, Joel Taylor on drums and Dean Taba on bass guitar. The new CD is distributed by City Hall Records and songs will be available online at iTunes, Amazon and other music websites. The Line Up consists of 12 new tracks ...

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First Time on CD: Sony Masterworks Jazz Releases More Classic Reissues

Source: Chris M. Slawecki
August 16, 2011

Masterworks Jazz continues its celebration of the 40th Anniversary of CTI Records with reissues of four more classic CTI albums available on August 9. Available for the first time on CD are Airto's Fingers, Jackie Cain & Roy Kral's A Wider Alias, Joe Farrell's Outback and Randy Weston's Blue Moses. All four releases have been remastered for the first time using the original two-track analog tapes. Each 40th Anniversary Edition is packaged in a soft-pack sleeve that replicates each original ...

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Rising Reggae Artists The Green Release Advance "Love & Affection" EP (Easy Star)

Source: Press Junkie PR
August 16, 2011

Four extraordinary talents, one scene-shaking reggae band: That's The Green, four boys hailing from Hawaii who burst out last year with their self-titled debut album. Amazingly for a new band, the disc rocketed onto Billboard's 2010 Year-End Top 10 Reggae Chart, was honored as iTunes' Reggae Album of the Year, won Best Reggae Album at Hawaii's 2011 Na Hoku Hanohano Awards, and has sold over 20,000 copies. Now the promise of The Green's youth-infused roots reggae revival is set to ...

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Nicole Mitchell's "Awakening": Flautist on Top

Source: Gapplegate Music Review by Grego Edwards
August 16, 2011

In case we need proof, Nicole Mitchell's Awakening (Delmark 599) shows us that Ms. Mitchell has become one of the premier flute players today. It's a swinging quartet date with well-chosen players, some of Chicago's very best. And it's about as close to straight-ahead as you are likely to hear from Nicole. Now don't make the mistake of thinking that straight-ahead is necessarily synonymous with playing it safe, with endless repetitions of licks and cliches from earlier musical styles. That ...

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